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Lower Health Care Costs Act Section-by-Section

Published: December 10, 2019
TITLE I: Improving Public Health Sec. 111. Improvingawareness of diseaseprevention. Sec. 112. Guide on evidence based strategies for publichealth department obesityprevention programs. Sec. 113. Expanding capacityfor health outcomes. Sec. 114. […]
  • Medical Liability Reform
Letters

Neurosurgical Practices Write Congress on Surprise Medical Bills

Published: December 5, 2019
Dear Leader McConnell, Leader Schumer, Speaker Pelosi, and Leader McCarthy: As Congress continues its efforts to protect patients from surprise medical bills, we hope that yourecognize the potentially devastating unintended […]
  • Medical Liability Reform
Letters

AANS/CNS Comment on Stereotactic Radiosurgery Coverage Policy

Published: November 9, 2019
SUBJECT: Comments on Proposed LCD DL 35076 Stereotactic Radiation Therapy:Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS) and Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy(SBRT) Dear Ms. Muir: On behalf of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) […]
  • Reimbursement and Practice Management
Letters

AANS and CNS Join Alliance in Commenting on Medicare Executive Order

Published: November 8, 2019
November 8, 2019 The Honorable Alex AzarSecretaryU.S. Department of Health and Human Services200 Independence Avenue S.W.Washington, D.C. 20201 RE: Executive Order (EO) entitled “Protecting and Improving Medicare for Our Nation’s […]
  • Medical Liability Reform
Letters

Neurosurgery Joins Alliance in Commenting on Provider Enrollment Process

Published: November 4, 2019
RE: Medicare, Medicaid, and Children’s Health Insurance Programs; Program IntegrityEnhancements to the Provider Enrollment Process Dear Administrator Verma: On behalf of more than 100,000 specialty physicians from 15 specialty and […]
  • Reimbursement and Practice Management
Letters

Neurosurgery Calls for Congress to Reauthorize PCORI-House

Published: November 4, 2019
Dear Chairmen Neal and Pallone and Ranking Members Brady and Walden, The undersigned are writing to express our appreciation for the passage of legislation toreauthorize the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute […]
  • Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
Letters

Neurosurgery Calls for Congress to Reauthorize PCORI-Senate

Published: November 4, 2019
Dear Chairman Grassley and Ranking Member Wyden, The undersigned are writing to urge you to finalize a long-term reauthorization of PCORI, maintainits current funding sources, and continue its mandate to […]
  • Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
Letters

Senate Urges CMS to Increase Global Surgery Payments

Published: October 30, 2019
Dear Administrator Verma: We are writing to express our strong opposition to a provision in the 2020 Medicare PhysicianFee Schedule proposed rule regarding the values of E/M office visits in […]
  • Reimbursement and Practice Management
Letters

AANS and CNS Register Concerns about Medicare Executive Order

Published: October 29, 2019
Dear Secretary Azar: The undersigned organizations represent the hundreds of thousands of physicians who treat ournation’s Medicare patients every day. We are committed to working with the Administration onefforts to […]
  • Medical Liability Reform